JESUS GOD MAN and REJECTION
In my readings about Jesus, I always see Him as God's Son. I do forget, that on Earth, He was GodMan. Reading John 7 this morning, the phrase, "For not even His brothers believed in Him." He well understood what rejection felt like, specifically rejection and misunderstanding from His own family. Very painful, but an interesting reminder that a family can be a source of great rejection, misunderstanding, and criticism. Family was not His only source of rejection as I read of the religious and even some of His own disciples left Him. Isaiah 53 records that "He was despised and rejected by men."
Perhaps I am too idealistic, but it does seem that family should be the source of encouragement, nurturing, and accepting of one another's abilities, personality quirks, intellect, and achievements. There are many families that are just that. I wonder? Why choose to compete, compare, criticize, try to control, or simply be apathetic or antagonistic toward family? Of course, those same choices of behavior are used in eyeing and in having relationship with others whom may be deemed or "valued" as less than. How did Jesus maintain a righteous attitude as man and not be devastated or pained internally by the rejection and non-support of His family? I wonder? Did He just accept this is the way that His family was and stay focused with the mission assignment that Father God had for Him? I can imagine that when Jesus withdrew from the crowds to be alone, He spent much time in prayer and praying very specifically for His family of birth and the coming families of the future who would receive Him as Savior and LORD. It is too too rich that His two half brothers, James and Jude wrote of Him and are included in our Scriptures. I wonder? Did His praying play any role in their change of heart and mind?
I am so grateful for Jesus' modeling of forgiving, not receiving rejection internally, and His ability to glance at the pain of the circumstance and gaze at what God had assigned Him to accomplish for our sake! Isaiah 53 is a perfect record of what He endured for my sake and yours. "The LORD laid on Him the iniquity of us all" and we received healing, peace and acceptance!
Perhaps I am too idealistic, but it does seem that family should be the source of encouragement, nurturing, and accepting of one another's abilities, personality quirks, intellect, and achievements. There are many families that are just that. I wonder? Why choose to compete, compare, criticize, try to control, or simply be apathetic or antagonistic toward family? Of course, those same choices of behavior are used in eyeing and in having relationship with others whom may be deemed or "valued" as less than. How did Jesus maintain a righteous attitude as man and not be devastated or pained internally by the rejection and non-support of His family? I wonder? Did He just accept this is the way that His family was and stay focused with the mission assignment that Father God had for Him? I can imagine that when Jesus withdrew from the crowds to be alone, He spent much time in prayer and praying very specifically for His family of birth and the coming families of the future who would receive Him as Savior and LORD. It is too too rich that His two half brothers, James and Jude wrote of Him and are included in our Scriptures. I wonder? Did His praying play any role in their change of heart and mind?
I am so grateful for Jesus' modeling of forgiving, not receiving rejection internally, and His ability to glance at the pain of the circumstance and gaze at what God had assigned Him to accomplish for our sake! Isaiah 53 is a perfect record of what He endured for my sake and yours. "The LORD laid on Him the iniquity of us all" and we received healing, peace and acceptance!
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